Time for India-China Cooperation in Winning the Fight against COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 is a stark reminder that all countries must rise above differences in geography, race, history, culture and social system.
The ongoing COVID-19 is a stark reminder that all countries must rise above differences in geography, race, history, culture and social system.
No matter how cynical or self-centered you may be, this experience has shown that you will become neither a global leader nor even a regional leader if you cannot be trusted. Even on a local level, truthfulness, trust, and accountability have been laughed at and dismissed for some time now.
Almost all leaders have argued that in responding to the pandemic, it is necessary to ‘strike the right balance’ between protecting public health and the economy. The Wuhan Pool Party has shown however, that only a society which has eradicated Covid-19 can hope to rebuild their economy.
Not only is it important for China and other countries to work internally on a restart and return to growth, but also to work together on this global problem that requires both domestic and global solutions.
Every learning opportunity, be it big or small, presented to us throughout the COVID-19 epidemic certainly helps shape our character, strengthen our confidence and build our capacity to overcome future obstacles and struggles.
While the US government is pressing on the accelerator to crash the bilateral relationship, China has been putting the brakes on with the hope of preventing it from plummeting further.
Cultural norms, political partisanship and media influence do not adequately explain why mask wearing has become such an emotionally-charged political issue in the West.
In coping with the disease itself and the economic and social impacts it creates, our moral guide must be the old saying to ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’
One of the great things that we’ve seen in this crisis is how companies and individuals have developed more compassion and more empathy.
The Belt and Road Initiative and its dialogue framework rooted in extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits align with the emerging international structure of multilateralism, which was the goal of the historic struggles of the South, of which Africa has been the spiritual mainstream.
In China, wearing a mask became mandatory very early on as a proven way to reduce the transmission of the virus, and the public were cautious accordingly in maintaining social distancing.
In America, a lot of places are open, but there’s not much you can actually do if you are a rational person who pays attention to the news.